Leeds could lose him for £20.9m: Star tipped to aim for UCL move

Leeds United star Raphinha wants to be playing at the “highest level”, according to transfer insider Pete O’Rourke.

The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Elland Road, and there has been talk that he even has a release clause in his contract.

According to journalist Gianluigi Longari, Raphinha has two release clauses in his contract.

One is currently set at €75m (£62.7m), while the other is €25m (£20.9m) and comes into play if Leeds are relegated to the Championship, which is starting to look like a real possibility after their latest loss that saw Marcelo Bielsa dismissed, a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham.

If true, it is likely to alert the likes of Liverpool and Bayern Munich, with both clubs thought to be interested in signing the Brazilian.

The Daily Mirror reported back in December that the two European giants wanted Raphinha, who was not keen on pushing for a January move.

According to Longari, Chelsea, Barcelona and Arsenal are also interested, so to say that the winger has a lot of suitors would be an understatement.

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O’Rourke believes Raphinha wants to make that step up and will be aiming for a Champions League club if he does decide to leave Leeds this summer.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, the football journalist said: “I think for Raphinha, he wants to be playing at the highest level, so I think ideally if he is to leave Leeds, he’s going to be looking to go to a club playing in the Champions League. There’s been rumours of interest from Liverpool, Manchester United, Bayern Munich.”

It seems unlikely. Bielsa was the one who, of course, brought Raphinha to Elland Roads after signing him from Rennes in a £17m deal back in